A Jordanian public security source told Reuters the
incident, which took place in a Jordanian desert along the Iraqi
border, was not security-related.

Petra news agency separately quoted a Jordanian security
spokesman as saying that at least two people were killed and
several others missing after a tanker caught fire while
unloading oil. Twelve people have been rescued, he said.

A witness on the border told Reuters he saw tall flares and
heavy smoke billowing from the tankers.

"Even though it was dark we could see black smoke in the sky
above us," said Abdullah Jaber, a driver on the border.

An Iraqi army source said separately that three Iraqi
drivers were killed.

The border has seen relative calm since insurgent attacks
dropped dramatically from a peak in the first few years
following the U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Iraq exports 10,000 barrels per day of crude oil to Jordan,
or roughly 10 percent of its energy needs.
(Additional reporting by Baghdad Bureau)
(Writing by Suleiman al-Khalidi; editing by Maria Golovnina)